SATISH NIRANKARI vs STATE OF RAJASTHAN

The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of the appellant under Section 302 IPC for the murder of Pooja, finding that the prosecution proved beyond reasonable doubt that she was murdered and did not commit suicide as claimed by the appellant. The Court affirmed the trial court's sentence of life imprisonment and a three-month simple imprisonment for the offence under Section 309 IPC, noting that the appellant's defense was not credible. The appeal against the High Court's dismissal of the appellant's appeal was rejected, confirming the lower courts' findings.